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T. M. PETTY. GHIMNEY CLEANER.

Patented Aug.- 9, 1881.

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STATES f rHoivrAs- M. PETTY, or oswEGo, NEW YORK.

CHIMNEY- CLEANER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 245,397, dated August 9, 1881.

' Applica-tion filed December 29, 1880, (No model.)

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, T. M. PETTY, of Oswego, in the county of Oswego and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful.

Improvements in Manufacture of Lamp-Chim ney Cleaners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable 0thers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in the manufacture of cliininey-cleaners; and it consists, first, in the method of forming lampelea-ners, consisting in wrapping the thread around the formers which are applied to the wire, partially twisting the wires, cutting the thread, andthen twisting the wires, so as to hold the thread in place and form the cleaner; second, in the combination of the bent wire into which the cut thread is twisted with two formers, which are applied to the wire, and around which the thread is twisted; third, in .the combination of the bent wire into or be tween which the thread is to be twisted with the two formers, one of which has a metallic plate secured to the center ofits end, and which plate fits in a recess formed in the end of the second former, for the purpose offorming, practically, one straight piece, when both formers are applied to the wire before it is bent; fourth, in the combination of the wire into which the thread is twisted, the two formers upon which and the wire the thread is wrapped to form the sides ofthe cleaner, and a third former, which is applied to the bent end of the wire for the purpose of forming the end of the cleaner, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter.

Figure l is a side elevation lof the bent wire and thetwo formers which are applied to its sides for the purpose of wrapping the thread around them. Fig. 2 shows the bent wire, having the former secured to its end. Fig. 3 shows the bent wire, having the two formers applied to it and the thread wrapped around them. Fig. 4 shows the cleaner complete.

A represents the wire upon which the cleaner is formed, and which is bent double, as shown. Secured to the sides of the wire are the two formers C, which are grooved down both of their sides, and have the shoulder D formed on their lower ends, for the purpose of serving as a guide to limit the length of the cleaner. Secured in one end of one of these parts is a metallic plate, F, which projects into the end of the other guide, so as to hold the two pieces together, and thus form one continuous piece, `upon which the large thick strands ofthe thread are to be wrapped. After the strands of thread have been wrapped around both the wire and these formers in sufficient quantity the wire is bent double, as shown.

In order to make the end of the cleaner as perfect as the sides, a third short former, O, is applied to the top oi' the wire, and around this former and bent portion ofthe wire is wrapped another thick strand of thread, which, when cut, is to form the end of the cleaner. This former also acts as a lever to help inthe twistlng of the wire.

By means of the groove in the outer sides of the two vertical formers the strand of thread can be quickly and evenly cut after the wires have been pressed tightly enough together to hold the thread in place, and then the wire is twisted so as to distribute the thread evenly over lthe whole surface of the cleaner in the usual manner. After the wire has been twisted sufficiently to hold the cut thread securely in place the strand formed by the third former is cut, and this thread forms a thick cover for the end of the cleaner, so as to inakcit as soft and effective as any other portion. After the two ends of the wire have been twisted sufiiciently together they are inserted into any sort of a handle, I. The ends of the threads will be trimmed off, so as to be of one uniform length, either before or after the handle is applied to the cleaner, and it is then ready for use.

By the use of thread made from cotton, flax, hemp, or any other fibrous material a very soft and perfect cleaner is produced, and which can be used for cleaning dishes and other such articles equally as well.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In the manufacture of chimney-cleaners,

.the combination of the wire A with the formers C, having grooves in their inner edges for the wire to rest in and grooves 1n .their outer IOO edges to facilitate the cutting of the strands, and provided with the shoulders D to limit the length. of the cleaners, substantially as' tallic plate secured to its end, so as to project into the end of the other, and thus form one continuous piece, substantially as shown.

5. The combination, with the bent wire, of the two formers C and the third former, which is applied to the bent portion ofthe wire, and around which the thread is wrapped, for the purpose of forming the end of the cleaner, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I havehereunto set my hand this 20th day of December, 1880.

THOMAS M. PET'IY. Witnesses:

S. B. BURCHARD, E. P. KENIFIcs. 

